Undergraduate Course: Psychology 1: self and society (VS1) (PSYL08007)
Course Outline
School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | A one-semester introduction to contemporary scientific psychology, focussing on areas relating to self and society, namely: individual differences, social psychology, developmental psychology and research methods. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of each section of the lecture course, students should be able to:
- Define key psychological concepts and illustrate them with relevant examples.
- Understand basic theoretical questions and arguments.
- Outline the types of research methods used in addressing these questions.
- Summarise some classic and some recent findings.
- Discuss how these findings relate to theoretical questions and arguments.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Additional Class Delivery Information |
Students are required to attend 4 fortnightly tutorials (4 hours in total) |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Adam Moore
Tel: (0131 6)50 3369
Email: Jackie.Allan@ed.ac.uk |
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